Mt. Ida Cemetery - Memorial Cairn - Salmon Arm, British Columbia - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

Within the Mt. Ida Cemetery Veteran section there are approximately 150 veterans interred there. The Canadian flag is about center of the area. The Royal Canadian Legion, Salmon Arm placed a war memorial in July 1981 to honor their local dead. Attached on the cairn are 50 small plaques with names of local veterans.

Plaque
V.
In Memory of
All Who served Their Country
The Royal Canadian Legion
Salmon Arm B. C.
July 1981

We honor all veterans who fought, served and gave the supreme sacrifice for Canada in many foreign lands throughout the world.

The Mt. Ida Cemetery has approximately 1,550 interments and is approaching capacity. The City of Salmon Arm is in the process of acquiring a third parcel of land. The cemetery was established about 1917 with two known burials.

All the headstones are flush to the ground for easier maintenance in most of the cemetery, however in the very old section there are still some very interesting upright headstones. The lawn areas were lush and green with large trees surrounding most of the sections.

Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial In Honor Of: All Who served Their Country Marker Text: Plaque V. In Memory of All Who served Their Country The Royal Canadian Legion Salmon Arm B. C. July 1981 Date of dedication: 1981 Who Put it Here?: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 62 Description of Memorial: This cairn is placed at the site of the Veterans section of the cemetery. A Canadian Flag is about center of the area. Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed

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